Midea MAW12AV1QWT-C Running Cost (Room Air Conditioner)
Midea MAW12AV1QWT-C: running cost
At 600 kWh/yr, the Midea MAW12AV1QWT-C's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified room air conditioner.
That $113 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Midea MAW12AV1QWT-C compares to other room air conditioners
Against the category average of 603 kWh/yr, this model uses 0.5% less, ranking 291 of 447 room air conditioners tracked here for running cost. 447 certified room air conditioners, one average, about $1/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Midea MAW12AV1QWT-C on that list: Midea MAW12AV1QWT ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Midea MAW12AV1UWT-C ($113/yr, 600 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Midea's own models
Ranked 106 of Midea's 161 certified room air conditioners, this sits between the MWEUWA-05CRFN8-BCN4 ($49/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MWCUWH-24CRFN8-MCM3 ($254/yr, its priciest).
Midea MAW12AV1QWT-C over 10 years
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $113/year, the Midea MAW12AV1QWT-C adds up to about $1,128 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified room air conditioners go, $113/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified room air conditioners before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Midea MAW12AV1QWT-C ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a room air conditioner, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 291 of 447 for running cost, see the room air conditioner category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.